Torino vs Atalanta, 2020-21 Italian Serie A
· Italian Serie AAtalanta kick off new season with 4-2 win at Torino
Atalanta, Serie A's leading scorers last season with 98 goals, began their new campaign in the same carefree, entertaining style from last season.
Match Timeline
- 0': Lineups are announced and players are warming up.
- 0': First Half begins.
- 3': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 3': Soualiho Meité (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 7': Simone Zaza (Torino) hits the bar with a left footed shot from the left side of the box. Assisted by Nicola Murru.
- 11': Goal! Torino 1, Atalanta 0. Andrea Belotti (Torino) left footed shot from the left side of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Tomás Rincón with a through ball.
- 12': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Bremer.
- 12': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box misses to the left following a corner.
- 12': Attempt blocked. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked.
- 12': Foul by Karol Linetty (Torino).
- 12': Luis Muriel (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 13': Goal! Torino 1, Atalanta 1. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Duván Zapata.
- 14': Attempt blocked. Simone Zaza (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Bremer.
- 14': Foul by Andrea Belotti (Torino).
- 14': Rafael Tolói (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 15': Offside, Atalanta. Alejandro Gómez tries a through ball, but Robin Gosens is caught offside.
- 16': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) header from very close range is too high. Assisted by Robin Gosens with a cross.
- 17': Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 17': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Torino).
- 19': Attempt missed. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) left footed shot from a difficult angle on the left is close, but misses the top left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross.
- 19': Offside, Torino. Alex Berenguer tries a through ball, but Andrea Belotti is caught offside.
- 20': Offside, Torino. Simone Zaza tries a through ball, but Alex Berenguer is caught offside.
- 21': Goal! Torino 1, Atalanta 2. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez.
- 23': Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 23': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 25': Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 25': Foul by Rafael Tolói (Atalanta).
- 29': Attempt saved. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom left corner.
- 30': Alex Berenguer (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 30': Foul by Mattia Caldara (Atalanta).
- 30': Mattia Caldara (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 30': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 30': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Torino).
- 32': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Rafael Tolói.
- 33': Attempt blocked. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Marten de Roon.
- 34': Attempt missed. Duván Zapata (Atalanta) right footed shot from the centre of the box is too high. Assisted by Remo Freuler with a headed pass.
- 35': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Torino).
- 35': Mattia Caldara (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 37': Foul by Marten de Roon (Atalanta).
- 37': Nicola Murru (Torino) wins a free kick on the left wing.
- 38': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Bremer.
- 39': Bosko Sutalo (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 39': Foul by Simone Zaza (Torino).
- 39': Simone Zaza (Torino) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 41': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mergim Vojvoda.
- 42': Goal! Torino 1, Atalanta 3. Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the six yard box to the high centre of the goal. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez with a cross.
- 43': Goal! Torino 2, Atalanta 3. Andrea Belotti (Torino) header from the centre of the box to the bottom right corner. Assisted by Mergim Vojvoda with a cross.
- 45'+1': Duván Zapata (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 45'+1': Foul by Tomás Rincón (Torino).
- 45'+2': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Mergim Vojvoda.
- 45'+2': First Half ends, Torino 2, Atalanta 3.
- 45': Second Half begins Torino 2, Atalanta 3.
- 45': Substitution, Atalanta. José Luis Palomino replaces Mattia Caldara.
- 47': Attempt missed. Luis Muriel (Atalanta) right footed shot from the right side of the box is close, but misses to the right. Assisted by Alejandro Gómez.
- 50': Foul by Soualiho Meité (Torino).
- 50': Robin Gosens (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 51': Attempt missed. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is too high from a direct free kick.
- 53': Attempt saved. Alex Berenguer (Torino) left footed shot from outside the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Nicolas Nkoulou.
- 54': Attempt missed. Hans Hateboer (Atalanta) header from the right side of the six yard box misses to the left. Assisted by Remo Freuler with a cross.
- 54': Goal! Torino 2, Atalanta 4. Marten de Roon (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box to the bottom left corner. Assisted by Luis Muriel.
- 55': Foul by Alex Berenguer (Torino).
- 55': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 57': Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 57': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 59': Attempt blocked. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Robin Gosens.
- 60': Attempt saved. Alejandro Gómez (Atalanta) left footed shot from the centre of the box is saved in the bottom right corner. Assisted by Hans Hateboer.
- 62': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Bremer.
- 63': Bremer (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 63': Foul by Duván Zapata (Atalanta).
- 64': Substitution, Torino. Sasa Lukic replaces Karol Linetty.
- 64': Substitution, Atalanta. Ruslan Malinovskiy replaces Luis Muriel.
- 64': Substitution, Torino. Simone Verdi replaces Alex Berenguer.
- 65': Attempt saved. Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Duván Zapata with a cross.
- 66': Foul by Simone Verdi (Torino).
- 66': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 67': Foul by Bosko Sutalo (Atalanta).
- 67': Simone Zaza (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 69': Foul by Simone Verdi (Torino).
- 69': Ruslan Malinovskiy (Atalanta) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 73': Attempt blocked. Robin Gosens (Atalanta) left footed shot from the left side of the box is blocked. Assisted by Ruslan Malinovskiy.
- 73': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Bremer.
- 75': Substitution, Torino. Vincenzo Millico replaces Simone Zaza.
- 76': Andrea Belotti (Torino) wins a free kick in the attacking half.
- 76': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 80': Substitution, Torino. Jacopo Segre replaces Tomás Rincón because of an injury.
- 81': Offside, Atalanta. Marten de Roon tries a through ball, but Hans Hateboer is caught offside.
- 84': Substitution, Atalanta. Mario Pasalic replaces Alejandro Gómez.
- 84': Substitution, Atalanta. Johan Mojica replaces Robin Gosens.
- 85': Substitution, Atalanta. Sam Lammers replaces Duván Zapata.
- 87': Corner, Atalanta. Conceded by Bremer.
- 87': Foul by Remo Freuler (Atalanta).
- 87': Simone Verdi (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 87': Remo Freuler (Atalanta) is shown the yellow card for a bad foul.
- 90': Foul by Mario Pasalic (Atalanta).
- 90': Jacopo Segre (Torino) wins a free kick in the defensive half.
- 90'+4': Attempt blocked. Andrea Belotti (Torino) right footed shot from outside the box is blocked. Assisted by Simone Verdi.
- 90'+4': Foul by Johan Mojica (Atalanta).
- 90'+4': Jacopo Segre (Torino) wins a free kick on the right wing.
- 90'+5': Corner, Torino. Conceded by Bosko Sutalo.
- 90'+5': Attempt saved. Bremer (Torino) header from the centre of the box is saved in the top right corner. Assisted by Vincenzo Millico with a cross.
- 90'+5': Second Half ends, Torino 2, Atalanta 4.
- 0': Match ends, Torino 2, Atalanta 4.
- 0': Match ends, Torino 2, Atalanta 4.
Statistics
ATA |
TOR![]() |
|
|---|---|---|
| 12 | Fouls | 11 |
| 2 | Yellow Cards | 1 |
| 0 | Red Cards | 0 |
| 2 | Offsides | 2 |
| 7 | Corner Kicks | 2 |
| 2 | Saves | 3 |
| 55.4 | Possession | 44.6 |
| 18 | SHOTS | 7 |
| 7 | ON GOAL | 4 |
| 0.4 | On Target % | 0.6 |
| 0 | Penalty Goals | 0 |
| 0 | Penalty Kicks Taken | 0 |
| 456 | Accurate Passes | 350 |
| 537 | Passes | 443 |
| 0.8 | Pass Completion % | 0.8 |
| 12 | Accurate Crosses | 2 |
| 29 | Crosses | 12 |
| 0.4 | Cross % | 0.2 |
| 71 | Long Balls | 57 |
| 45 | Accurate Long Balls | 21 |
| 0.6 | Long Balls % | 0.4 |
| 4 | Blocked Shots | 2 |
| 7 | Effective Tackles | 8 |
| 12 | Tackles | 15 |
| 0.6 | Tackle % | 0.5 |
| 12 | Interceptions | 8 |
| 9 | Effective Clearances | 24 |
| 9 | Clearances | 24 |
Game Information
Venue: Olimpico Grande Torino
Location: Torino, Italy
Serie A Table
| # | TEAM | GP | GD | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Internazionale | 33 | +49 | 78 |
| 2 | AC Milan | 33 | +21 | 66 |
| 3 | Napoli | 33 | +15 | 66 |
| 4 | Juventus | 33 | +28 | 63 |
Line-Ups
Torino (4-3-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 39 | Salvatore Sirigu (GK) |
| 33 | Nicolas Nkoulou |
| 3 | Bremer |
| 29 | Nicola Murru |
| 27 | Mërgim Vojvoda |
| 9 | Andrea Belotti |
| 88 | Tomás Rincón |
| 21 | Álex Berenguer |
| 77 | Karol Linetty |
| 23 | Souahilo Meïté |
| 11 | Simone Zaza |
Atalanta (3-4-1-2)
| No. | Name |
|---|---|
| 57 | Marco Sportiello (GK) |
| 13 | Mattia Caldara |
| 4 | Bosko Sutalo |
| 2 | Rafael Tolói |
| 11 | Remo Freuler |
| 15 | Marten de Roon |
| 10 | Alejandro Gómez |
| 8 | Robin Gosens |
| 33 | Hans Hateboer |
| 91 | Duván Zapata |
| 9 | Luis Muriel |
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